Yes, and there are plenty of people in BC that were cheering for Seattle over the Jays. If you’re in Calgary/Edmonton you could go either way. Montreal they’re likely cheering for the Jays, as much as they hate Toronto they hate Yankees/Red Sox more and the fact they feel robbed when their team was moved.
He managed to go back to back. I would say that’s proof that he’s a decent manager considering that hasn’t been done in like 20 years.
He made the decision to switch to Miggy Ro for a spark. He put Pages in for defensive purposes and he made a game saving play immediately. I’ve had plenty of beef w/ some of his decisions but last season & this season, his positives far outweigh his negatives.
Yes I would have rooted for the White Sox too. Don’t see the blue Jays making it back either. Maybe the raptors will have a good season.
I’m generally with you on that one.
The ones whining for a salary cap would’ve ironically been the same ones advocating for free agency & unions back in the Curt Flood days through the Andy Messersmith/Dave McNally 70s. Once the MLBPA was established & Marvin Miller ushered in FA, what did everyone expect? It was great for awhile before the owners got caught colluding vs the players in 80s.
Lmao then you can’t seriously be a Cubs fan. That’s embarrassing to admit.
And the Dodgers will still be good because they perennially have an excellent farm system and (generally) make great FA signings. And eventually once the Dodgers hit a down patch it will be someone else. Sports dynasties are inevitable because there is always a lot of bad management and mediocrity in any field and a small collection of elite management and talent. There's also tons and tons of salary cap manipulation in any sport. My Knights are a frequent abuser of loopholes in the NHL cap system. Good organizations find the loopholes and exploit the margins. Just the way the world works.
I also don't think managing a clubhouse like the Dodgers is as easy as it sounds. Maybe Roberts doesn't "do" much but baseball managers really don't compared to a football HC. Roberts keeps the vibes high and the clubhouse loose and guys love to play for him. He's not a brilliant tactician but you don't really need that in baseball. And whatever one thinks of him, he's going to be in the HOF one day.
Are you the poster who was adamant that the Dodgers overspent on Shohei? I truly can't remember but I remember defending the Dodgers and their creative solutions to payroll.
I'll give them credit for shaking up the rest of the coaching staff and going younger there. Really interested to see if other outside candidates turned them down or if it was all show so the Braves could do what they always do: hire internally to keep the "Braves Way" rolling. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't, but the Braves aren't ever going to try anything different so it is what it is.
I saw a video and Chipper was excited. I know he played with Wiess, so you have to talk that with a grain of salt. I mean Chipper was my favorite player.
I love Chipper, but he's the very definition of a Company Man.
What he offers the Braves is that he played for them in the 90s, he's buddies with Chipper, and was already on the coaching staff. This a patented "Braves Way" hire and all of the smoke around the guy from the Dodgers was probably just so they could check a box and say they've done due diligence. The Braves hire managers like BK hires coordinators.
Sounds quite a bit like the White Sox. Just without the crazy decade long run.
Braves are owned by a large media conglomerate, Liberty Media, thus AA sort of runs his own shop. They have tons of the money, the Battery (the new stadium and dining/shopping complex they built in Marietta) prints money for them.
Hiring from within usually feels "lazy", and I agree with you in this case. Former player, hasn't managed in a decade, on the 2024 staff. You have to wonder what he's going to bring that's fresh and new when he's been there already.
That's pretty much what Skenes will do. Pirates won't pay him.
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | 17 | 13 | -- | 355 |
| Cal Raleigh | 13 | 17 | -- | 335 |
| Jose Ramirez | -- | -- | 19 | 224 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | -- | -- | 9 | 215 |
| Tarik Skubal | -- | -- | 1 | 139 |